P90X, Day 12 — Back to Legs and Back

It’s that time of the week. It’s time for that gru­el­ing work­out, Legs and Back. While this one is a chal­lenge for me, this had to be one of the best times through the rou­tine for me. I guess since it is such a chal­lenge for me I’m notic­ing the sub­tle improve­ments. It’s the same with Ply­omet­ics. I’m rec­og­niz­ing the small­est wins. But with a work­out rou­tine has hard as P90X, I feel you have to look for those types of wins as well, not just the big ones.

Since I am more focused this time around and learned from the mis­takes I made pre­vi­ously, I’m using the small wins to stay moti­vated and to pre­vent frus­tra­tion. I’m hav­ing more fun with it. I’m ener­gized in the morn­ing and look for­ward to push­ing play. My mind­set right now, this time through, is that all of these small wins, the small improve­ments, will add up to a much big­ger win at the end of 90 days.

P90X will expose all of your fit­ness chal­lenges. If you focus on what you can’t do instead of the small gains you are mak­ing, you will fall into the same trap I did last year. You will lose moti­va­tion and will dread each work­out. You will wel­come tak­ing short­cuts instead of giv­ing it your all. This is one of my lessons learned.

Related Posts:

• P90X, Day 83 – Legs and Back
• P90X, Day 75 – Legs and Back and Day 76 – X Stretch
• P90X, Days 64 – 70, Week 10
• P90X, Days 57 – 63, Week 9
• P90X, Days 43 – 49, Week 7
• P90X, Days 36 – 42, Week 6
• P90X, Days 31, 32, & 33 – Back & Biceps, X Stretch, Legs & Back
• P90X, Day 11 – Rest Day